| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - John Marrufo (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - Paul Bouchard (fresh) PF - David Douglas (fresh) C - Cedric White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) PF - John Watson (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | David Cook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Buffalo | John Watson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Loyola Marymount | Paul Bouchard pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy is hacked by John Marrufo - foul #1 on John Marrufo, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | David Cook hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Loyola Marymount | Paul Bouchard is hacked by Jeffery Schenck - foul #1 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | David Cook tips it home | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Loyola Marymount | Paul Bouchard misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali tips it home | 5-4 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | David Cook hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | Loyola Marymount | Paul Bouchard scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Watson | 8-9 |
| 16:15 | Loyola Marymount | David Douglas hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao (C) Cedric White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), George Holden (SG), Reginald Raygoza (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, John Watson, David Cook | |
| 16:15 | Loyola Marymount | David Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:15 | Loyola Marymount | David Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan makes the 3 from straight away set up by Jeffery Schenck | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - John Marrufo (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Bouchard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Douglas (fresh) 1 pts. C - Howin Tao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Holden (fresh) SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) C - Christopher Lucero (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Loyola Marymount | Christopher Lucero swats the layup by Paul Bouchard | 9-12 |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 15:30 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams (SG), Randolph Magee (C) Dikembe Ali, David Douglas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SF) Jeffery Schenck | |
| 15:12 | Loyola Marymount | Randolph Magee misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Lucero - foul #1 on Christopher Lucero, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Cedric White (C) Paul Bouchard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:12 | Loyola Marymount | Randolph Magee makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:12 | Loyola Marymount | Randolph Magee misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | John Marrufo steals the ball from Reginald Raygoza | 10-12 |
| 14:39 | Loyola Marymount | Jeremy Ryan takes the ball from Cedric White | 10-12 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | George Holden scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Roderick Hicks | 10-14 |
| 14:05 | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-14 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:57 | Buffalo | Clarence Williams steals it from Jeremy Ryan in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 13:33 | Loyola Marymount | John Marrufo hits a jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | George Holden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:20 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Randolph Magee | 12-14 |
| 13:02 | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 13:00 | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao tips it in | 14-14 |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | John Marrufo steals it from Jeremy Ryan | 14-14 |
| 12:17 | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 12:05 | Loyola Marymount | Cedric White gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:43 | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:41 | Loyola Marymount | Randolph Magee tips it in | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - John Marrufo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Howin Tao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randolph Magee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cedric White (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Holden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roderick Hicks (fairly fresh) PF - Reginald Raygoza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Lucero (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | George Holden is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Hattaway (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Paul Bouchard (SF), David Douglas (PF) John Marrufo, Clarence Williams, Howin Tao, Randolph Magee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), John Watson (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, George Holden, Roderick Hicks, Reginald Raygoza, Christopher Lucero | |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | David Cook can't connect on a shot in the paint | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Jamie Hattaway | 16-14 |
| 10:51 | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Hattaway hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck drills a shot from the left block set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 19-16 |
| 10:31 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 19-18 |
| 09:53 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 09:51 | Loyola Marymount | David Douglas snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:39 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Schenck | 19-18 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the turnaround in the lane | 19-20 |
| 09:04 | Loyola Marymount | Jeffery Schenck is called for the reach on Paul Bouchard - foul #2 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams (PG), Randolph Magee (C) Jamie Hattaway, Cedric White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SF) Jeffery Schenck | |
| 08:47 | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-20 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | David Cook pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | David Cook misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | John Marrufo (PG), Michael Burleson (PF) Dikembe Ali, David Douglas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), Roderick Hicks (SF) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe | |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | David Cook makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:24 | Buffalo | David Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:24 | Loyola Marymount | Randolph Magee pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:20 | Loyola Marymount | John Marrufo double dribbles | 19-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cristopher Stewart (C) David Cook | |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan is hacked by John Marrufo - foul #2 on John Marrufo, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | David McAboy (PG), Gary Heath (SG) John Marrufo, Paul Bouchard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 07:47 | Loyola Marymount | Gary Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:41 | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 19-21 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | George Holden gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - David McAboy (fresh) SG - Gary Heath (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Burleson (fresh) C - Randolph Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Holden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roderick Hicks (fresh) PF - John Watson (fairly fresh) C - Cristopher Stewart (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan travels with the ball | 19-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Hattaway (PG), Paul Bouchard (SF), Howin Tao (C) David McAboy, Clarence Williams, Randolph Magee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Reginald Raygoza (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) George Holden, John Watson, Cristopher Stewart | |
| 07:07 | Loyola Marymount | Gary Heath drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Hattaway and he's hacked by Reginald Raygoza - foul #1 on Reginald Raygoza, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | David Douglas (PF) Michael Burleson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG) Jeremy Ryan | |
| 07:07 | Loyola Marymount | Gary Heath makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Kennedy and the foul's on Jamie Hattaway - foul #1 on Jamie Hattaway, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Cook (C) Christopher Lucero | |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:28 | Loyola Marymount | Paul Bouchard connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Howin Tao | 24-24 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie Hattaway - foul #2 on Jamie Hattaway, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams (PG), Cedric White (C) Jamie Hattaway, Howin Tao | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SF) Roderick Hicks | |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 06:05 | Loyola Marymount | Paul Bouchard gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:49 | Loyola Marymount | David Douglas hits a jump hook from close range | 26-24 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | George Holden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | David McAboy (PG), Michael Burleson (SF), Randolph Magee (C) Gary Heath, Paul Bouchard, Cedric White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), Charles Robinson (SF), John Watson (PF) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Reginald Raygoza | |
| 05:09 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Burleson is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao (PF) David Douglas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SF), Christopher Lucero (C) Charles Robinson, David Cook | |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Randolph Magee swats the short shot by George Holden | 26-24 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Watson | 26-26 |
| 04:06 | Loyola Marymount | David McAboy knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by George Holden - foul #1 on George Holden, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Gary Heath (SG), Paul Bouchard (SF) Clarence Williams, Michael Burleson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Reginald Raygoza (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, George Holden, John Watson, Christopher Lucero | |
| 04:06 | Loyola Marymount | David McAboy misses the free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | John Marrufo (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), David Douglas (PF) David McAboy, Gary Heath, Howin Tao | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Roderick Hicks | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - John Marrufo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Bouchard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randolph Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Loyola Marymount | Randolph Magee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 03:27 | Loyola Marymount | Paul Bouchard tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza blows the layup but he's hacked by David Douglas - foul #1 on David Douglas, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:10 | Loyola Marymount | David Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:55 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Kennedy - foul #1 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Cedric White (C) Randolph Magee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Watson (PF) Reginald Raygoza | |
| 02:55 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:55 | Loyola Marymount | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams (C) Cedric White | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG), Christopher Lucero (C) Robert Wolfe, David Cook | |
| 02:09 | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Marrufo | 35-27 |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | David Douglas is called for the reach on Jeremy Kennedy - foul #2 on David Douglas, team foul #9 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao (PF), Randolph Magee (C) David Douglas, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (C) Christopher Lucero | |
| 01:46 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:46 | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:29 | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 01:27 | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 01:09 | Loyola Marymount | John Marrufo misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams (SF) Paul Bouchard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), David Cook (C) Jeremy Kennedy, George Holden, Reginald Raygoza | |
| 01:09 | Loyola Marymount | John Marrufo makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:09 | Loyola Marymount | John Marrufo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | David Cook grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #3 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Hattaway (SG), Cedric White (C) Dikembe Ali, Randolph Magee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza (PF) John Watson | |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:52 | Loyola Marymount | Cedric White pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 00:38 | Loyola Marymount | John Marrufo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | The short jumper by David Cook is denied by Cedric White | 36-27 |
| 00:22 | Loyola Marymount | Howin Tao grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Hattaway buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-27 |